I don't entirely follow the logic of these recent allegations. If the same applications are available on windows as they are on, say, linux, won't this be just more of a reason to switch to these open source operating systems? By many, especialy those who are fed up with Windows, open source operating systems are considered more stable, and considerably cheaper. It could be argued that the only reason of sticking with Windows would be a dependancy on certain applications. If Open Office was the dominant office suite, then one who depends only on an office suite would have no reason to remain with Windows as their operating system of choice.